Illovszky Rudolf Stadion

Illovszky Rudolf Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vasas SC. The stadium holds 5,054 people.[1]

This article is about the stadium opened in 2019. For the original stadium it replaced, see Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960).
Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
LocationBudapest, Hungary
OwnerVasas SC
Capacity5,054
Field size105x68m
SurfaceGrass
Field
Construction
Broke ground2017
Opened5 July 2019
Construction cost7,5 billion HUF
Tenants
Vasas SC

History

Planning

On 8 December 2015 it was announced that a completely new stadium will be built by the end of the year 2017. László Markovits, president of Vasas SC, said that the constructions will begin in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. Therefore, the club will have to move to the newly built Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium to play the rest of the matches. The capacity of the stadium will be 5,000.[2]

On 29 October 2016, the last match was played at the stadium. Vasas SC hosted Videoton FC on the 14 match day of the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. The first goals was scored by Remili in the 37th minute. However, the last goal was scored by Lazović in the 92nd minute. The match ended with a 1–1 draw in front of 5,050 spectators.[3]

On 1 November 2016, it was revealed that the new stadium will be rotated minimally. The new stadium will be perpendicular to Fáy utca.[4]

On 7 January 2017, the supporters of Vasas wrote an open letter asking for a stadium with a bigger capacity. Vasas FC backed the idea to apply for a bigger stadium.[5]

On 16 March 2017 László Markovits, president of Vasas SC, signed the contract with the Market-KÉSZ consortium. The capacity of the stadium will be 5,154 but the eastern stand can be expanded reaching a total capacity of 6,204. The construction will be finished by the summer of 2018. Markovits also said that the expansion of the stadium would postpone the constructions by 1 and half years. However, it was rumored that Viktor Orbán would support the idea to build a bigger stadium in Fáy utca.[6]

Opening

On 5 July 2019 the stadium was opened. The first match was played between Vasas SC and FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. On 11 July 2019 the first international match was played in the stadium, when Budapest Honvéd hosted FK Žalgiris in the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.

Milestone matches
5 July 2019 Vasas SC 2–0Dunajská Streda First match
Birtalan  78'  87' Report Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Solymosi (Hungary)
7 August 2019 Vasas SC vSoroksár SC 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
(First match)
19:00 [ Report] Attendance: T.B.A.
Referee: T.B.A. (Hungary)
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Budapest Honvéd 3–1 ŽalgirisFirst UEFA Europa League match
21:00
Report
  • Uzėla  90+2'
 Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

Attendances

As of 11 April 2017.

Season Average
2018–19TBA

References
  1. "Illovszky Rudolf Stadion". Stadiumdb.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. "Vasas: 2017-re Angyalföldön is elkészülhet az új stadion". Nemzeti Sport. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Vasas 1–1 Videoton". Soccerway.com. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. "Vasas: minimálisan forgatják el az új stadiont – helyszínrajz". Nemzeti Sport. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "Vasas: Nem szeretnénk mini stadiont! – írják a szurkolók". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Vasas: A meglévő beruházást nem akartuk kockáztatni – Markovits". Nemzeti Sport. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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